EP0548278A1 - A razor blade assembly - Google Patents
A razor blade assemblyInfo
- Publication number
- EP0548278A1 EP0548278A1 EP91918654A EP91918654A EP0548278A1 EP 0548278 A1 EP0548278 A1 EP 0548278A1 EP 91918654 A EP91918654 A EP 91918654A EP 91918654 A EP91918654 A EP 91918654A EP 0548278 A1 EP0548278 A1 EP 0548278A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- blade assembly
- frame member
- razor blade
- accordance
- platform
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
- B26B21/08—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor involving changeable blades
- B26B21/14—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
- B26B21/22—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving several blades to be used simultaneously
- B26B21/222—Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle involving several blades to be used simultaneously with the blades moulded into, or attached to, a changeable unit
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B26B21/00—Razors of the open or knife type; Safety razors or other shaving implements of the planing type; Hair-trimming devices involving a razor-blade; Equipment therefor
- B26B21/40—Details or accessories
- B26B21/44—Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for storing shaving-cream, styptic, or the like
Definitions
- the invention relates to a blade assembly for a wet-shave type razor and is directed more particularly to a blade assembly having thereon a replaceable shaving aid body.
- the shaving aid comprises a formed mixture of a hydrophobic material and a water leachable hydrophillic material, which may serve as a lubricant, moisturizer, condi ⁇ tioner, or the like. During shaving, water present activates and causes leaching out of the hydrophillic material.
- the shaving aid may be one of any available diverse materials appropriate for various applications, such as a lubri ⁇ cating agent, a depilatory agent, a cleaning agent, a medicinal agent, a cosmetic agent, and the like.
- shaving aid strips available to the public are of the lubricating type.
- Razor blade assemblies are provided with shaving aids of the lubricating type because lubrication of the skin is desired almost all the time, whereas the other possible attributes of shaving aids, such as a medicinal attribute, for example, may be desirable only occasionally.
- a specialized shaving aid may be substituted for a lubricating shaving aid for one or two shaves, and thereafter the specialized shaving aid replaced by the previous, or another, lubricating shaving strip.
- a feature of the present in ⁇ vention is the provision of a razor blade assembly comprising a platform member including a first side wall, a second side wall, end walls interconnecting said first and second side walls, blade means mounted on the platform member, the blade means comprising cutting edge means generally facing in the direction of the first side wall and/or cutting edge means generally facing in the direction of the second side wall, first connection means disposed on the platform member, and a frame mem ⁇ ber having first and second side walls interconnected by end walls, the frame member being adapted to receive the platform member interiorly of the frame member, and second connection means disposed on the frame member and adapted to engage the platform member first connection means to releasably connect the frame member to the platform
- At least one of the frame member first and second side walls comprises a shaving aid body adapted to be in skin engageable position adjacent at least one of the side walls of the platform member when the plat ⁇ form member and frame member are connected together.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of razor blade assembly illustrative of an embodiment of the : ention:
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the blade assembly shown in Fig. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a platform member of the blade assembly shown in Fig. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the blade assembly platform member of Fig. 3;
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the blade assembly platform member of Fig. 4, taken along line V-V of Fig. 4;
- FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a frame member of the blade assembly shown in Fig. 2;
- FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the frame member of Fig. 6;
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the frame member taken along line VIII-VIII of Fig. 7. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
- the illustrative razor blade assembly includes a platform member 2, blade means 4 mounted on the platform member, and a frame member 6 which is connectable to, and releasable from, the platform member 2.
- the platform member 2 is provided with a first side wall 8, a second side wall 10, and end walls 12,14 interconnecting the first and second side walls.
- the platform member 2 is further provided with first connection means 16 disposed thereon, preferably comprising detents 18 extending outwardly from each of the first and second side walls 8,10 and end walls 12,14.
- the blade means 4 includes cutting edge means
- FIG. 1 and 2 movement of the blade assembly in either of two directions may constitute a shaving stroke, as in the case of the well known double edge razors.
- the cutting means of the razor may face in one direction only, as in the case of single-edge razors and other razors having blade edge means facing in one direction only.
- the frame member 6 is provided with first and second side walls 24,26 interconnected by end walls 28,30.
- the frame member 6 is adapted to receive the platform member 2 interiorly of the frame member 6.
- the frame member 6 is provided with second connection means 32 disposed thereon and adapted to engage the platform member first connection means 16.
- the second connection means pre ⁇ ferably comprise recesses 34 in the side walls 24,26 and end walls 28,30 adapted to receive the platform member detents 18 to releasably connect the frame member 6 to the platform member 2.
- the detents 18 snap into the recesses 34 with a pronounced feel and sound, so as to communicate to the user that the frame member is safely and securely connected.
- the side walls 24,26 of the frame member 6 have fixed thereto shaving aid bodies 36 which are adapted to be skin engaging por t ions of the blade assembly.
- the side wal 5 24, 26 may in their substantial entireties com ⁇ prise shaving aid bodies.
- the blade assembly comprising the platform member 2, blade means 4 and frame member 6, is used in wet shaving in a manner well known.
- the frame member 6 is manually removed from the platform member 2, overcoming the holding force of the detents 18.
- a new frame member 6 is snapped onto the platform member and shaving operations resumed.
- the frame member 6 is used in conjunction with a razor having blade means facing in one direction only, such that the trailing shaving aid body fails to engage the surface being shaved during shaving strokes, the operator may elect to simply reverse the frame member 6, such that the previous trailing shaving aid body becomes the leading shaving aid body.
- the frame member 6 is replaced with a new frame member, as described above.
- the blade assembly may be provided with attachment means 38 (Fig. 5) for releasable attachment to a razor handle, or may be permanently attached to a handle, as is common in "disposable” razors.
- the present in ⁇ vention is by no means limited to the particular con ⁇ struction herein disclosed and/or shown in the drawings, but also comprises any modifications or equivalents within the scope of the claims.
- shaving aids of the chemical type that is, shaving aid bodies having a chemical component which is water activatable and leachable out to deposit on the skin
- shaving aid bodies of the mechanical type might be used in the present invention.
- PCT Patent Application Serial No. US89/04588, filed October 13, 1989 there are disclosed a number of skin engaging surface configurations and textures for pro ⁇ viding frictional sensations to the surface being shaved.
- an operator is able to switch from a given guard surface, for example, a very rough surface, to another guard surface, for example, a very smooth surface.
- a blade means other than that illustrated includes two opposed cutting edges, but just as useful in the invention are blade means having cutting edges directed away from each other, as shown in U.S. Patent No. 4,184,247, issued January 22, 1980 in the name of Norman D. Poisson.
- Other examples of blade means suitable for use in the invention are tubular type blade arrangements, such as those shown in U.S. Patent No. 4,807,360, issued February 28, 1989 in the name of Jeffrey C.
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Abstract
Ensemble à lame de rasoir comprenant un élément de plate-forme (2), une lame (4) montée sur ledit élément de plate-forme (2), ladite lame (4) comportant un bord tranchant (20) tourné vers au moins un côté de l'élément de plate-forme (2), ainsi qu'un élément de cadre (6) à l'intérieur duquel est reçu l'élément de plate-forme (2), ledit élément de plate-forme (2) ainsi que ledit élément de cadre (6) étant adapté pour s'encliqueter ensemble de manière que ledit élément de cadre (6) s'étend autour de l'élément de plate-forme (2) et présente des surfaces (36) venant au contact de la peau, adjacentes à au moins un côté de l'élément de plate-forme.Razor blade assembly comprising a platform element (2), a blade (4) mounted on said platform element (2), said blade (4) having a cutting edge (20) turned towards at least one side of the platform element (2), as well as a frame element (6) inside which is received the platform element (2), said platform element (2) as well as said frame element (6) being adapted to snap together so that said frame element (6) extends around the platform element (2) and has surfaces (36) coming at the skin contact, adjacent to at least one side of the platform member.
Description
Claims
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US07/579,838 US5084968A (en) | 1990-09-10 | 1990-09-10 | Razor blade assembly |
PCT/US1991/006334 WO1992004163A1 (en) | 1990-09-10 | 1991-09-04 | A razor blade assembly |
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EP0548278A1 true EP0548278A1 (en) | 1993-06-30 |
EP0548278A4 EP0548278A4 (en) | 1993-11-10 |
EP0548278B1 EP0548278B1 (en) | 1998-05-20 |
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US (1) | US5084968A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0548278B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH06500488A (en) |
AU (1) | AU8754091A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69129465T2 (en) |
MX (1) | MX9100995A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992004163A1 (en) |
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